Page 27 of Doubling Down

“Today’s my first time really visiting the club,” I say. “My best friend is a performer here, though—Casey. Did you see her show last night?”

He comes closer, nodding. “She’s the one with the two Doms and the ropes. They put on quite the show, don’t they? But then, so do you. This…” He pauses at the edge of the platform and waves a hand at the machine. “This is magnificent. You are magnificent. And the trust you have for Simon and Jude… I’m looking forward to watching the three of you.”

As if on cue, the machine begins to move again, and I glance at Jude, because I didn’t see him touch the screen.

“Some positions are timed,” he explains. “The machine automatically returns to the default position if we don’t change to a different one within a certain timeframe.” He taps the screen and the machine halts again, keeping me spread wide, but with my knees bent. I’m no less exposed to them, though.

Sheridan ascends the steps onto the platform and stops next to Jude, looking over his shoulder at the tablet. “Ingenious. Can you raise her up?”

“Some,” Jude says. “We’re limited by the height of the machine, of course. If you’re thinking what I’m thinking, the best option is either position twenty-five or sixty-nine.”

Sheridan chuckles. “I can guess what sixty-nine looks like, so show me twenty-five.”

He taps the screen again. The circles of the machine shift and whir, and I find myself turned face down, my arms behind my back. My hips come up and my shoulders go down, and the wires hoist my entire body higher and higher, until my face is level with Simon’s where he stands, watching intently.

“You good?” he asks.

“Yeah. This is new. I didn’t know it went this high.”

“You are men after my own heart,” Sheridan says, chuckling. I crane my head to see him and Jude, who are both eyeing me from below with devious interest. “One of you please go demonstrate so I can have a full picture. Your girl needs more attention, and it’s clear the machine can only accommodate her to a point.”

“We haven’t shown you the accessories yet, but you’re right,” Jude says, then nods at his twin.

Simon begins by taking my face in both his hands and drawing me close for a deep and hungry kiss. His grip pulls me forward, then leaves me swinging slightly when he releases me. I giggle at the way my entire body sways on the wires.

“This is so much fun,” I say. “Now who’s taking care of my other end?” I peer over my shoulder at the other two still standing off to the side, my gaze lingering on Sheridan for a moment before I look at Jude, eyebrows raised.

Jude chuckles and shakes his head, then gestures toward my backside. “Be our guest, Sheridan. You should have the full experience.”

Sheridan stares at Jude in what looks like shock for a moment, and I worry that we’ve somehow crossed a line. But he’s still hard, and when he slowly turns his head to look at me, his cheeks are pink.

“Was this your idea, Sarah?” he asks in a forced tone of caution, as if he doesn’t quite believe the offer.

“The twins and I like trying new things together. And this is all very new to me.”

“If you don’t want to…” Simon begins, but Sheridan raises a hand, silencing him. His gaze remains fixed on me, and he takes a few steps closer until he’s standing beside Simon, looking into my eyes. This close and from this angle, I can make out the barest of laugh lines at the corners of his eyes, and a glimmer of silver in his hair. He’s probably older than the twins think, but if anything, that makes him even sexier.

“You don’t know me, pet,” he says in a low voice. “Are you sure you want to open that door? You’re safe with your two lovers. You don’t know if you’ll be safe with me.”

“Will you hurt me if I surrender to you?” I ask, painfully aware that I’m literally in no position to do anything but surrender right now.

He smirks. “Only if that’s what you want me to do. But you and I aren’t the only ones involved.” He looks first at Simon, who’s studying him intently from one side, then at Jude, who’s silently watching our exchange from the other. “If I read this correctly, the three of you are a package deal. I won’t get between you. But the best way to ensure I don’t is for me to sample all the goods.”

Simon’s cheeks darken. His gaze flits to mine, then to the floor, and he lets out a nervous chuckle. “Are you seriously propositioning me and my brother?”

Sheridan shrugs and makes an expansive gesture. “Why shouldn’t I? You’re offering me a taste of the woman you clearly both love—or she’s offering and you’re allowing it. It’s a dangerous game that I know better than to involve myself in. The problem is, I desperately want to take her up on her offer. If I do, I want one of you in the machine next, for me to play with.”

My eyes widen and I stare at Simon, expecting him to adamantly refuse. Instead he just scratches his chin and smiles, then grins at Jude.

“We might have to flip a coin to see who gets the honors.”

Chapter Fifteen

“The three of you are a dream come true,” Sheridan says. “Truly. But just to be clear, do I have carte blanche to touch you, Sarah? Only to give you pleasure, of course.”

I dart a glance at Simon, still surprised neither he nor Jude objected to being Sheridan’s plaything later. If anything, he looks even more excited than he did before, with color high on his cheeks. He swallows and gives me a slight nod. “We have a new toy, baby. We may as well enjoy him.”

This comment makes Sheridan laugh. “If that’s the way you want to think of me, I won’t object, but I do have a mind of my own. And right now, I’d very much like to kiss your girl.”

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